Overview

• President Trump declared an immediate halt to U.S. airstrikes in Yemen after the Houthis pledged to cease attacks on American vessels in the Red Sea.
• Oman mediated a ceasefire agreement stipulating that neither the U.S. nor the Houthis would target each other, including U.S. ships, in key maritime corridors.
• Houthi officials publicly contested the scope of the agreement, tying their broader operations to the ongoing Gaza conflict and refusing to halt actions against Israel.
• The U.S. bombing campaign, which began in March 2025, targeted over 1,000 Houthi sites, aiming to restore freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.
• Israeli forces remain active in the region, recently disabling Sana’a airport in retaliation for a Houthi missile strike near Ben Gurion Airport.